HTTP: VMWare Cloud Director Expression Language OS Command Injection

This signature detects attempts to exploit a known vulnerability against VMware Cloud Director. A successful attack can lead to command injection and arbitrary code execution.

Extended Description

VMware Cloud Director 10.0.x before 10.0.0.2, 9.7.0.x before 9.7.0.5, 9.5.0.x before 9.5.0.6, and 9.1.0.x before 9.1.0.4 do not properly handle input leading to a code injection vulnerability. An authenticated actor may be able to send malicious traffic to VMware Cloud Director which may lead to arbitrary remote code execution. This vulnerability can be exploited through the HTML5- and Flex-based UIs, the API Explorer interface and API access.

References

CVE: CVE-2020-3956

Short Name
HTTP:CTS:VMWARE-CDIR-CMD-INJ
Severity
Minor
Recommended
True
Recommended Action
Drop
Category
HTTP
Keywords
CVE-2020-3956 Cloud Command Director Expression Injection Language OS VMWare
Release Date
06/23/2020
Supported Platforms

srx-branch-12.3

srx-19.3

srx-branch-19.3

vsrx3bsd-19.2

srx-branch-19.4

vsrx-19.4

mx-12.3

mx-19.4

vmx-19.4

mx-19.3

vsrx3bsd-19.4

srx-19.4

vsrx-12.3

vmx-19.3

vsrx-19.2

srx-12.3

Sigpack Version
3716
False Positive
Unknown
CVSS Score

6.5

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